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SJS

Vegas Golden Knights 7, San Jose Sharks 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 7, San Jose Sharks 2. Shots on goal: VGK 32, SJS 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 2-1 SJS; P2 VGK 3-1 SJS; P3 VGK 2-0 SJS.

Scoring plays: P1 07:19 Jack Eichel (assists: Ivan Barbashev, Jeremy Lauzon) to make it VGK 1-0 SJS; P1 09:33 Collin Graf (assists: Jeff Skinner) to make it VGK 1-1 SJS; P1 10:57 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Tomas Hertl, Mark Stone) to make it VGK 2-1 SJS; P2 04:19 Jack Eichel (assists: Mark Stone) to make it VGK 3-1 SJS; P2 11:00 Tomas Hertl (assists: Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev) to make it VGK 4-1 SJS; P2 12:25 Zach Whitecloud (assists: Tomas Hertl, Noah Hanifin) to make it VGK 5-1 SJS; P2 16:29 Alexander Wennberg (assists: Timothy Liljegren, Tyler Toffoli) to make it VGK 5-2 SJS; P3 17:03 Shea Theodore (assists: Tomas Hertl) to make it VGK 6-2 SJS; P3 18:59 Tomas Hertl (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev, Noah Hanifin) to make it VGK 7-2 SJS. Top skaters: Tomas Hertl (VGK) 2 G, 3 A; Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 1 G, 2 A; Mark Stone (VGK) 0 G, 3 A; Jack Eichel (VGK) 2 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Carl Lindbom (VGK) 18 saves on 20, decision W; Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) 26 saves on 32, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Tomas Hertl
2 G, 3 A, 5 PTS, 4 SOG · 15:35 TOI
Goals · VGK
Pavel Dorofeyev
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:25 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carl Lindbom
18 saves on 20 shots (.900) · W
Season highs
Tomas Hertl · Season-high 5 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VGK 5 largest lead P3 18:59 (VGK 7, SJS 2) · 4-0 run, P1 10:57–P2 12:25
SJS 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:19 Jack Eichel (Ivan Barbashev, Jeremy Lauzon) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 1, SJS 0
  • P1 9:33 Collin Graf (Jeff Skinner) SJS · wrist shot · VGK 1, SJS 1
  • P1 10:57 Pavel Dorofeyev (Tomas Hertl, Mark Stone) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 2, SJS 1
  • P2 4:19 Jack Eichel (Mark Stone) VGK · snap shot · VGK 3, SJS 1
  • P2 11:00 Tomas Hertl (Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 4, SJS 1
  • P2 12:25 Zach Whitecloud (Tomas Hertl, Noah Hanifin) VGK · slap shot · VGK 5, SJS 1
  • P2 16:29 Alexander Wennberg (Timothy Liljegren, Tyler Toffoli) SJS · wrist shot · VGK 5, SJS 2
  • P3 17:03 Shea Theodore (Tomas Hertl) VGK · Empty net · wrist shot · VGK 6, SJS 2
  • P3 18:59 Tomas Hertl (Pavel Dorofeyev, Noah Hanifin) VGK · slap shot · VGK 7, SJS 2

Linescore

123 T
VGK 232 7
SJS 110 2

Shots on goal: VGK 33, SJS 20

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKSJS
32Shots on goal20
53Shot attempts49
30Faceoff wins27
19Hits21
11Blocked shots14
2Power-play goals0
4Takeaways5
23Giveaways11
10Penalty minutes8
90.0%Save %81.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK1310932
SJS95620

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights7 G · 41 attempts
Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Alexander Holtz: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: goal (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (tip-in)Jack Eichel: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Noah Hanifin: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: goal (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: missed the netTomas Hertl: goal (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: goal (slap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Zach Whitecloud: saved (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: goal (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (tip-in)Reilly Smith: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: missed the netTomas Hertl: goal (slap)
  • 7Goals17% of attempts
  • 25Saved61% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net22% of attempts
San Jose Sharks2 G · 34 attempts
Adam Gaudette: saved (backhand)Igor Chernyshov: missed the netJeff Skinner: missed the netAdam Gaudette: saved (backhand)Collin Graf: goal (wrist)Jeff Skinner: saved (tip-in)William Eklund: missed the netSam Dickinson: saved (wrist)Collin Graf: saved (tip-in)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)William Eklund: saved (backhand)Alexander Wennberg: missed the netJohn Klingberg: saved (wrist)William Eklund: saved (slap)Vincent Iorio: saved (slap)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netTyler Toffoli: saved (slap)Alexander Wennberg: missed the netWilliam Eklund: missed the netWilliam Eklund: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: missed the netSam Dickinson: missed the netAlexander Wennberg: goal (wrist)Jeff Skinner: saved (wrist)Timothy Liljegren: saved (slap)Igor Chernyshov: saved (backhand)Alexander Wennberg: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: missed the netJohn Klingberg: missed the netAdam Gaudette: saved (wrist)Jeff Skinner: saved (wrist)Barclay Goodrow: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 18Saved53% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net41% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tomas Hertl C 235+340015:35
Pavel Dorofeyev R 123+130218:25
Mark Stone R 033+121217:44
Jack Eichel C 202+271017:00
Noah Hanifin D 022020020:24
Shea Theodore D 101+320223:05
Zach Whitecloud D 101021219:02
Jeremy Lauzon D 011+314120:26
Ivan Barbashev L 011+201009:59
Mitch Marner R 000-130021:40
Reilly Smith R 000+130017:03
Colton Sissons C 000-111015:49
Kaedan Korczak D 000003215:26
Ben Hutton D 000000013:06
Keegan Kolesar R 000+105012:51
Alexander Holtz R 000-111011:36
Braeden Bowman R 000020010:59
Cole Reinhardt L 000+101009:53
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carl Lindbom W 182090.0259:57
SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alexander Wennberg C 101-110021:06
Collin Graf R 101+121013:13
Timothy Liljegren D 011-110118:55
Tyler Toffoli C 011-111017:19
Jeff Skinner L 011+131012:15
Macklin Celebrini C 000-410123:53
William Eklund L 000-431122:41
Dmitry Orlov D 000-201221:52
John Klingberg D 000-212121:48
Vincent Iorio D 000+111217:18
Sam Dickinson D 000-211216:47
Igor Chernyshov L 000-310016:37
Mario Ferraro D 000+101114:15
Pavol Regenda L 000-102012:33
Michael Misa C 000+100111:43
Zack Ostapchuk C 000003111:34
Barclay Goodrow C 000015010:56
Adam Gaudette R 000031109:56
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Yaroslav Askarov L 263281.3658:49

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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